Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Canelones
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Canelones.
More informations about the variety Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
More informations about the region of Canelones
The Canelones administrative department, Northeast of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, is home to the majority of Uruguay's Vineyards and accounts for aRound 60 percent of all wine produced in the country. It Lies in the South of the small South American country, where the majority of vines are planted, inland from the Atlantic coast and the Rio de la Plata estuary. The region itself covers a broad arc approximately 50km (30 miles) Deep, drawn clockwise from the northwestern outskirts of Montevideo round to the coastline east of the capital city. The eponymous administrative capital of the region lies 50km (31 miles) to the north of Montevideo.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CoffeePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc